The jvsg program supports the disabled veterans' outreach program (dvop) specialist position, local veterans' employment representative (lver) staff, and consolidated position staff in american job…

The North Carolina Department of Commerce Workforce Solutions Division received a $9.04M formula grant award from the Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS) under the Jobs for Veterans State Grants (JVSG) program (CFDA 17.801), effective October 1, 2025 through December 31, 2027. The award funds three core staffing positions within American Job Centers across North Carolina: Disabled Veterans' Outreach Program (DVOP) specialists who provide individualized career services to veterans with significant employment barriers; Local Veterans' Employment Representatives (LVER) who conduct employer outreach and advocacy to increase hiring opportunities for veterans; and consolidated DVOP/LVER staff serving in dual capacity roles. The program prioritizes service to economically or educationally disadvantaged veterans, service-connected disabled veterans, homeless veterans, and veterans with other significant barriers to employment.

Through this grant allocation, the state workforce agency will prepare veterans and transitioning service members for meaningful employment by delivering career counseling, employment resources, and labor market expertise while simultaneously engaging employers and business associations to expand veteran hiring opportunities. As the designated state administrative entity for workforce development, North Carolina will not subaward these funds but will directly operate the program through its American Job Center network to ensure comprehensive employment support services to eligible veterans statewide.

The jvsg program supports the disabled veterans' outreach program (dvop) specialist position, local veterans' employment representative (lver) staff, and consolidated position staff in american job centers (ajcs) across the country. Dvop specialists provide individualized career services to veterans with significant barriers to employment, with the maximum emphasis directed toward serving veterans who are economically or educationally disadvantaged. Lvers conduct outreach to employers and business associations and engage in advocacy efforts with hiring executives to increase employment opportunities for veterans and encourage the hiring of disabled veterans. Consolidated position staff serve in a dual role as dvop and lver. Jvsg-funded staff prepare america's veterans and transitioning service members for meaningful careers, provide them with employment resources and expertise, and promote their employment opportunities. Veterans and eligible persons with emphasis on service-connected special disabled veterans, other disabled veterans, economically or educationally disadvantaged veterans, homeless veterans and veterans with other significant barriers to employment. Recipients (state workforce agencies) do not subaward funds.